Record Number: 20107

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I went to a party given by Mr Baldwin [Prime Minister] to the junior Ministers at No. 10. We all sat round the Cabinet Table and old S.B. read out the King's Speech.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 21 Nov 1886 and 4 Nov 1936

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London
specific address: 10 Downing Street

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Listener:

Harold Nicolson

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

21 Nov 1886

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

Diplomat

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

Junior ministers and any other guests attending the party.

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

King's Speech

Genre:

Politics, King's Speech

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

20107

Source:

Print

Author:

Harold Nicolson

Editor:

Nigel Nicolson

Title:

Vita and Harold

Place of Publication:

Great Britain

Date of Publication:

1992

Vol:

n/a

Page:

287

Additional Comments:

Quotation taken from a letter dated 4 November 1936 written by Harold Nicolson to Vita Sackville-West. Letter written from 4 King's Bench Walk, London.

Citation:

Harold Nicolson, Nigel Nicolson (ed.), Vita and Harold (Great Britain, 1992), p. 287, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=20107, accessed: 02 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None